This isn’t Fred Zinnemann’s “The Day of the Jackal,” but the Peacock series brings forth just as much thrill and action as the 1973 film. The series is based on Frederick Forsyth’s 1971 ...

Eddie Redmayne plays the title role in Peacock’s “The Day of the Jackal,” an expert marksman who works as an assassin. PEACOCK Share Some of the best TV series of this century are ...

Much of this ambiguity is rooted in Oscar winner Eddie Redmayne’s compelling, enigmatic performance as the disarmingly boyish and meticulously lethal Jackal, a master of disguise who demands a ...

You’ve reached your account maximum for followed topics. The Day of the Jackal, the upcoming action series led by Eddie Redmayne, is set to premiere on November 14, but the first critics ...

Suspense is the yeast, the essential ingredient for killer espionage fiction. “The Day of the Jackal” novelist Frederick Forsyth is a master of this technique. His skill to thrill supercharges ...

The Peacock and Sky adaptation of the Frederick Forsyth novel The Day of the Jackal has been known for its atmospheric, tension-building music, from Oscar-winner and known contemporary ...

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The Day of the Jackal is a thriller that constantly stops trying to thrill, and more than any other failing, that lack of urgency, tension, or excitement is its fatal downfall. An incredibly loose ...

“In our game, you can’t have a wife,” warns one of the Jackal’s associates, a master at crafting hard-to-detect hardware. “Especially if you fall in love with them.” As the net ...